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Editor’s Notes: Reports do confirm what religion the victims practice. Beverly Louise Spark, 74, was booked into the Alachua County Jail Sunday afternoon after not receiving a summons on a count of harassment based on religious or ethnic heritage. On May 22, Spark was charged via sworn complaint by...

Jacquavious Green, 17, was arrested yesterday for stealing a vehicle; a stolen shotgun and pistol were reportedly found nearby, and three other juveniles are also facing charges related to vehicle burglaries. The post Juvenile arrested for stealing vehicle and firearms, three others facing charges appeared first on...

Life sentences were imposed against two men found guilty of what prosecutors said was a violent, brutal holdup where the victims were held at gunpoint. Here's what we know about that and other cases heard at the Marion County Judicial Center the week of Nov. 17: State v. Ronald Cyril Ganser & Mark J. Cambre Judge:...

A Marion County resident died in a vehicle crash in another county the afternoon of Nov. 23. Here's what we know: Where was the crash? On County Road 53 north of County Road 250 in Lafayette County, west of Live Oak. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } ...

A resident of The Cove Apartments in Lady Lake was arrested for allegedly sending threatening texts to his ex-girlfriend after a custody exchange. The ex-girlfriend of 24-year-old Ronnie Darnell Merriweather exchanged custody of their children at her Marion County residence at 12:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, according to...

A Marion County property owner is seeking permission to build a new simulated munitions facility that would provide non-lethal simulations and “realistic, scenario-based preparation” to local residents and law enforcement personnel. The special use request from Scott Adams of Carbine Stable is part of the Marion...

Sheriff’s deputies charged a man accused of setting up a secret camera in a bathroom to record a young girl naked in Marion County.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Marion County resident Lawrence De Graw said the growth in the Marion Oaks area has made the ride on County Road 484 approaching I-75 miserable. De Graw said eastbound CR-484 will get congested because there is only a single left turn lane from eastbound CR-484 to northbound I-75, causing...

Troy Johntavis Johnson Jr., 23, was arrested yesterday for allegedly keying a vehicle in a Shands parking garage; he was also booked on a felony warrant from a June incident. The post Shands employee arrested for keying vehicle in parking garage; he was also wanted on felony charges from June appeared first on...

A golf course in south Marion County was just sold for nearly $15 million, less than one month after another local golf course was sold for $7.5 million. The Links at Spruce Creek South was purchased on November 13 by Spruce Creek South Operations LLC for $14,913,311.63, according to a deed filed with the Marion...